Show HN: Interactive California Budget (by Claude Code)
sberens Sunday, January 11, 2026There's been a lot of discussion around the california budget and some proposed tax policies, so I asked claude code to research the budget and turn it into an interactive dashboard.
Using async subagents claude was able to research ~a dozen budget line items at once across multiple years, adding lots of helpful context and graphs to someone like me who was starting with little familiarity.
It still struggles with frontend changes, but for research this probably 20-40x's my throughput.
Let me know any additional data or visualizations that would be interesting to add!
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The article discusses the key aspects of California's state budget, including revenue sources, spending priorities, and the budget process. It provides an overview of the state's financial landscape and the factors that shape its budgetary decisions.
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california-budget.com